Valve-mechanism control



J. W. DEARING VALVE MECHANISM CONTROL Mmh 2 1926,

` 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Junel. 1922 March 2 1926. 1,574,959

J. w.- BEARING VALVE MECHANISM CONTROL Fileduune 2l. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Il lllm Patented Mar. 2, i925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. BEARING, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO SPRINGFIELD LUMBER COMFANY,

TION OF ILLINOIS.

OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS', A CORPORA- VALVE-MECIIANISM CONTROL.

Application filed .Tune 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,822.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosnI-H W. DEARING, a citizen of the United States, residing at 10511 Greenlawn Ave., Cleveland, in the State of Ohio and Cuyahoga County, have invented a new and useful Improvement m V alve-liechanism Controls, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and' position to engage said lever so v,as to lock4 it against opening movement.

The subject matter of this application constitutes a modification, for some purposes an improvement, upon that shown described and claimed in my patent for gas-cut-ofl apparatus No.,1,2,6t,283 issued April 30, 1918.

Adverting to the drawings: Figure I is an end elevation partly in section showing a valve mechanism control embodying my invention, with the parts in the position assumed when the valve is open.

Figure II is` an end elevation corresponding to Figurev I showing the parts in an intermediary position.

Figure III is a view corresponding to Figures I andv II showing the positions occu pied b y the parts when the valve is closed. Figure IV is a developed section on line IV-IV of Figure III.

Figure V is a vertical cross sectiOn through thevalve when in its open position. u

Figure VI is a section on line VIv-VI of Figure IV. o Y

Figure VII is a section on line VIIVII of Figure IV.

Figure VIII is a section on line VIII- VIII of Figure III. y i

A valve casing 1 is provided above with a top screw cap 2 afordingcommunication to the interior. The, lower part of the casing is fashioned with oppositely directed tapped inlet and outlet openings 3y and 4L, the communication lbetween which being subject to the control of a conventional type of gate valve including the disks 5 and 6 ing in the wedge shaped extremity of'a valve actuating yoke 7 adapted, in a manner common to the art, to press the disks 5 and 6 firmly against seats 8 and 9 which are provided around the inner ends of the inlet `and outlet. The yoke 7 is to be swung through an arc in a-space. 10 in a manner to be later explained. Inasmuch as nothing is claimed for this old construction it has been briefly described.

Toone side the valve casing is fashioned with a variformed bore 11 fashioned with a bearing surface 12 and more inwardly with another bearing surface 13 of smaller diameter as may be seen in Figure IV. In turn, beyond the bearing 13 is a still smaller bearing surface 14. Between the bearing surfaces 13 and 14 is a conica-l surface 15 adapt- `ed to serve as a seat for a mechanical seal to be presently explained. A variformed floating shaft 16 is adapted for fitting within the bore 11l so that its one end 17. fits within the bearing 12, so that an adjoining squared section 18 fits within a correspondingly squared opening in the other end of the yoke 7, so that anothernext adjacent section 19 lits within the bearing 13, so that a spherical surface 2O is adapted to have a wedge contact with the conica-l seat 15 and so that the round portion .of the shaft 16 which -is of smallest diameter fits within the bearing 14.V The end 17 of the, shaft is held in place `by a split nut 21 cooperating with threadsY formed in the bore 11 and adapted'to be locked in 'position bythe expansive action of a plug 22, these parts being separately shown in Figure VII. The

`usual closing cap 23 is provided. Y

Encircling ythe smallest round portion of the shaft is a sleeve 2li movable in a bearing and held in place ,by a nut 25, The inner end 24;a of the closed bore in the sleeve 24 is squared and occupied by the squared extremity 27 ofthe shaft so that any turning movement imparted-tol the sleeve will turn the shaft 16, .rock the yoke 7 and oscillate the gate valve between its open and closed positions., f

' The outerend of the-sleeve 24Cl is squaredY at 28 ,forl .the reception'- of the square socket of an actuating -lever 29 as js rseparately shown in-Figure-VI.- The lever; 29 .is to be held in place 'by --one` or more nuts secured uponl the :screwed threaded outer extremity pivoted against each other through an operel of lthegsleeve 24a t incunted, an upward pull upon the extremity of the lever 29 through themediumfof an attached cable 30 will act to close the valve.

Directing attention now to Figures I, Il and-H19 in the 'order -na-med it willfbe observed that the lever 229 has' anintermediate section fashioned above as an arcuateor cam surface 8l. The lever 29 isprovided on the opposite side of its point. of attachment with a projection or upward hook '32 so that the lever L9 mayv be said to. be doublel armed. irdjace'nt the .projection'BQ "I preferably form a slialzlowrecess'33, lfivoitally mounted-on stile. 234 carried by .lthevalve easing directly over the sleeve Q-i is -a'double armed `weight one arm 36 ofi which has a curved extremity 3T adapt-ed to ride'upon'the cam surface. 3l duringJthe initial upwardmovement: ofthe lever 29..... rEhe other. 'arm 38 'of the weighted portionis fashioned. with a recess 89.adapted,-as willi-.now bef-1describechtobe occupied by 'the projection 32 and incidentally vso that .fonelotthe portions of theweight-.SS which borders the recess 39 occupies the recess 83.:

.lhen thewvalvei'sl in its open position Y as' shown ,in Figure I the weight 38 gravitationally holds the extremity; ,3T against the surface 31- thereby .yieldingly holding the valve open. 7 Then ther cable, 3() is pulled for the :purpose ofclosing the. valve the risingy niovement oliz'the .surface SLcarries the weight 35 iup past its center, of gravity whereupon it suddenlyfalls against the projection .32 -to the .position shown 'inI .Figure III.V the, impact serving"- to more tightly wedge. the disks -5 and.(iagainsttheirl seats. l n such:position the ,valveavillbe positively locked closed Yuntil the weight is manuallyylifted fromi its locking position preparatory .to ,being swung back. to the otherside to-:again :hold the; valve yieldinglyopen. f1

l, -A' valve mechanism control comprising thecombination of. a --valve casing.; valve operating element-adapted to turntherein, a doublell-armed member operatively connected with saidjelement, .and aweight movably connected :with said casing, saidfwei'ght adapted during movements. ofr the parts fronropen to-cllosedposition to'en ragev` one arm of saidanember and therebyyieldingly laoldfthc-val've open unt-il carried upwardly Cil sposati' wenn@ thereby-yields fits.pivotatanoveinent to rest held' the valve open and when at another point in its pivotal movement to fall into -said recess and thereby lock the valve against opening movement. fr valve mechanism control comprising theY combination ofav-alve casing, valve therein, a 'double-armed"lever operatively connectedwith said valve, one arm of said lever being fashioned above with a cam surface, and a'double-armed weight pivotally mounted on said casing, onearm of said .weight'adapted in one position gravitationallywto-rest upon saidmc'am surface and thereby yieldingly hold the valve open and the' other armcf said weight adapted in another positionto engage the other arm of said lever and therebylock the valve againstopening movement. .f i 1;4. ZAL-valve ymechanism control comprising the combination of a valve'casing, a-valve therein,- a double-armed lever for .operating said valve, one armi offsaidlever 'being fashioned with an upper cam surface, they other arm of-saidllever being'providedwith a recess, and afweighte'd sector pivotally mounted. over saidflever adapted to be moved-past its center of., gravity by the lifting engagement with oneiside thereofof saidfcamf-surface when actuated' to its valve-closing'position and then the `other side' of saidsector allowedgravitationally to fall into said recess-to-loclcthe valve vclosedz f l f5; A valveimeclranism control comprising thejcon'ibi-nation` of avalve casing, a. valve therein", =a.double-armedf valve* actuating member pivotallylconnected with said valve casing, fand a'fweight pivotally attached to saictcasing' at afpoint.abovethe pivot of4 said' actuating member, 'said'v memberand weight being-fashioned with port-ions designed and ladapted Ito lhavea tongue" and groove co1inection,fsaid Weight adapted in one position to gravitationally -restfupon'said memberand thereby yieldingly hold the Vvalve open-and in anotherposition adapted toestablishsaid tongue and groove connectionand therebyv lock-against opening movement of the valve.' f

- (LA val-ve mechanism control comprising` the combination of a valve casing, a vvalve thereingvan actuating member operatively connected with said valve, and a weight pivotally' carried by said casing,"said member and weight being fashionedj one with-a projeetionfand the1 other with'a depression, said weight adapted when at one `pointin itsqpivotal movement vto rest upon said member Hand thereby-A. yield-ingly hold the valve open andwhenfat another-point in its pivotal movement .to canse saiddepression to lie occupiedffby sai d 'projectionf v andj-"tliereby lock the'valgve= against openingl-movementi l -Sii .iedb' 1n`e,thi s 25tl'rdayojf May, i922.

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